FOR THE RECORD: Barnaby Conrad Jr.: An obituary for author Barnaby Conrad Jr. in the Feb. 17 California section said William Randolph Hearst was among the celebrities who visited El Matador, a nightclub Conrad owned in San Francisco. It was William Randolph Hearst Jr. —

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